Twenty-five years ago in 1986, 25 microsatellites were launched into orbit; 24 were military
communications satellites lofted by the former Soviet Union as part of a communications …

The instrumental and applied problems related to the design of a passive magnetic attitude
control system for the Munin nanosatellite are considered. The system is constructed from a …

The paper presents three-dimensional (3-D) attitude stabilization of a geosynchronous
satellite. The solar radiation pressure is considered for the satellite pitch and roll stabilization …

Small satellites started the Space Age; they were the heaviest spacecraft early launch
vehicles could loft into LEO. Small satellites tested new technologies and obtained data on …

This chapter explains the launch history of active nanosatellites from 1958 through 2017. It
shows the first nanosatellites put into orbit, or beyond, from the start of the Space Age …

Microelectronics uses batch-fabrication techniques to produce planar, interconnected sub-
micron structures. The evolution of ever-smaller microfabrication techniques, driven by …

Several aspects of the most recently launched low-earth-orbit (LEO) store-and-forward
satellites operating in the amateur satellite service are described. Included are a description …

The authors have developed a suite of protocols specifically optimized for use on store-and-
forward microsatellite communications missions. The protocols support networks in which …

In this paper an on-board computer system for the first Korean satellite, KITSAT is presented.
The design technologies for large commercial satellites cannot be directly used for the …

The evolution of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) from laboratory curiosities to
commercial off-the-shelf components (COTS) is being driven by government investments …